General Secretary's instructions on disaster prevention, mitigation, and relief!

　Recently, General Secretary Xi Jinping made important instructions on flood prevention and disaster relief work, requiring that ensuring the safety of people's lives and property be always placed first, and that all flood prevention and disaster relief measures be implemented meticulously and effectively. General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions profoundly embody the Chinese Communist Party's people-centered values and his deep feelings for the people.

　　Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping has made a series of important statements and instructions on strengthening natural disaster prevention and mitigation, flood prevention and disaster relief, and emergency management. Let's take a look!

　　Strengthening natural disaster prevention and mitigation

　　Disaster prevention, mitigation, and relief are related to the safety of people's lives and property, social harmony and stability. It is an important aspect in measuring the leadership of the ruling party, testing the government's executive power, evaluating the national mobilization capacity, and reflecting national cohesion.

　　——Remarks made during an inspection tour in Tangshan City, Hebei Province on July 28, 2016

　　China will adhere to the development concept of putting people first, adhere to the combination of prevention, disaster prevention, disaster relief, and comprehensively improve its comprehensive disaster prevention capabilities to provide solid protection for the safety of people's lives and property.

　　——Letter to the 10th Anniversary International Symposium on the Wenchuan Earthquake and the 4th International Symposium on Continental Earthquakes on May 12, 2018

　　Strengthening natural disaster prevention and mitigation is related to national interests and people's livelihood. We must establish a highly efficient and scientific natural disaster prevention and mitigation system, improve the ability of the whole society to prevent and mitigate natural disasters, and provide strong guarantees for protecting the safety of people's lives and property and national security.

　　——Remarks made at the third meeting of the Central Committee for Financial and Economic Affairs on October 10, 2018

　　At the same time as coordinating epidemic prevention and control and the resumption of work and production, Party committees and governments at all levels and relevant departments should earnestly carry out work to prevent and control safety risks, resolutely overcome complacency, thoroughly investigate and address hidden dangers such as fires, debris flows, and safety production, consolidate the responsibilities of all parties, resolutely curb the frequent occurrence of accidents and disasters, and make every effort to ensure the safety of people's lives and property.

　　——Important instructions on the forest fire in Jingjiu Township, Xichang City, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province on March 31, 2020

　　Strengthening emergency management and capacity building

　　China is a country where disasters occur frequently. We must place the prevention and resolution of major and significant safety risks, strengthening emergency management and capacity building, and effectively ensuring the safety of people's lives and property in an important position.

　　——Explanation of the Draft Decision and Plan on Deepening the Reform of Party and State Institutions at the Third Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee on February 26-28, 2018

　　Emergency duty should be strengthened, work responsibilities should be fully implemented, contingency plans and measures should be detailed to ensure that disasters can be dealt with quickly. Meteorological, flood, and geological disaster monitoring and early warning should be strengthened, focusing on key areas with various hidden dangers, conducting a blanket investigation, and strictly preventing various disasters and secondary disasters from occurring. The State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters, the Ministry of Natural Resources, the Ministry of Emergency Management, and other relevant departments should coordinate various forces and resources to guide local disaster relief efforts and make every effort to ensure the safety of people's lives and property and social stability.

　　——Instructions on flood prevention, rescue, and disaster relief work in July 2018

　　The establishment of the national integrated fire and rescue team is a strategic decision made by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China to adapt to the modernization of the national governance system and governance capacity. It is an important measure to build a new era national emergency rescue system based on China's national conditions and characteristics of disasters and accidents, and is of great significance to improving the ability of disaster prevention, mitigation, and relief, maintaining public security, and protecting the safety of people's lives and property.

　　——Remarks made at the flag-raising ceremony for the national integrated fire and rescue team on November 9, 2018

　　Always wholeheartedly serve the people, consciously place the people in the highest position in our hearts, regard the people's praise as the highest honor, charge ahead when the people need it most, rescue people from fire and water, help people in times of crisis, give people strength, convey the warmth of the Party and the government in serving the people, and fight bravely to protect the safety of people's lives and property.

　　——Remarks made at the flag-raising ceremony for the national integrated fire and rescue team on November 9, 2018

　　Emergency management is an important part of the national governance system and governance capacity, undertaking the important responsibilities of preventing and resolving major safety risks and promptly responding to and handling various disasters and accidents, and bearing the important mission of protecting the safety of people's lives and property and maintaining social stability. We should give full play to the characteristics and advantages of China's emergency management system, learn from beneficial practices in foreign emergency management, and actively promote the modernization of China's emergency management system and capabilities.

　　——Remarks made at the 19th collective study of the Political Bureau of the 19th Central Committee on November 29, 2019

　　Doing a good job in flood prevention and disaster relief

　　Since the beginning of this year's flood season, some areas have experienced heavy rainfall, resulting in a severe flood prevention situation and many natural disaster risks. All regions and relevant departments should, with a spirit of extreme responsibility to the people, actively organize forces, carefully investigate and address hidden dangers, strengthen forecasting and early warning, strengthen disaster prevention, and effectively implement work responsibilities to protect the lives and property of the people.

　　——Important instructions on the major landslide disaster in Shuicheng County, Guizhou Province on July 23, 2019

　　Flood prevention and disaster relief are related to the safety of people's lives and property, food security, economic security, social security, and national security. This year is the year to win a decisive victory in building a moderately prosperous society in all respects and win the battle against poverty, and also the concluding year of the 13th Five-Year Plan. Doing a good job in flood prevention and disaster relief is very important. Relevant regions, departments, and units should always put the safety of people's lives and property first, adopt more effective measures, and effectively do a good job in all aspects of flood prevention and disaster relief.

　　——Remarks made at the meeting of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on July 17, 2020

　　Currently, we have entered a critical period for flood prevention. Party committees and governments at all levels should shoulder their responsibilities and be courageous in taking on responsibilities. Leading cadres at all levels should go deep into the front line and command from the front, organize the broad masses of cadres and people, adopt more effective measures, and effectively do a good job in monitoring and early warning, dyke and reservoir inspections, emergency response, and the resettlement of disaster victims. We should make every effort to rescue and do our utmost to ensure the safety of people's lives and property. The State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters, the Ministry of Emergency Management, the Ministry of Water Resources, and other departments should strengthen overall coordination and scientifically allocate rescue forces and disaster relief materials. The People's Liberation Army and the People's Armed Police stationed in the area should actively participate in rescue and disaster relief work.

　　——Important instructions on further improving flood prevention and disaster relief work in July 2020

　　Currently, relevant southern areas should continue to do a good job in flood prevention and disaster relief, while also strictly preventing secondary disasters. Relevant northern areas should strengthen vigilance and prevention against possible floods, fully implement various flood prevention and disaster relief work, ensure safe flood control, and ensure the safety of people's lives and property.

　　——Remarks made during an inspection tour in Anhui Province from August 18 to 21, 2020

　　The current period is a crucial time for flood prevention. Leading cadres at all levels must always prioritize the safety of people's lives and property, taking the lead and commanding from the front lines. They should swiftly organize forces for flood prevention and disaster relief, properly resettle affected people, prevent secondary disasters, and minimize casualties and property losses. The People's Liberation Army and the People's Armed Police should actively assist local governments in carrying out rescue and disaster relief efforts. The State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters, the Ministry of Emergency Management, the Ministry of Water Resources, and the Ministry of Transport should strengthen overall coordination, enhance the inspection and risk elimination of disaster hazards, strengthen the safety protection of important infrastructure, improve the level of early warning and forecasting of rainfall, typhoons, mountain floods, and debris flows, increase efforts in traffic diversion, and meticulously implement various flood prevention and disaster relief measures.

　　——Important instructions on flood prevention and disaster relief work, July 2021

　　While carrying out flood prevention and disaster relief work, all regions and relevant departments should promptly restore production and living order, earnestly carry out assistance and relief for affected people, and conduct health and epidemic prevention work to prevent post-disaster poverty and "major epidemics after major disasters." ——Important instructions on flood prevention and disaster relief work, July 2021